He was selected during the second round of the NBA draft. He has horrible stats and is a non-factor in any game or team he sets foot in. As a joke, NBA fans will typically proclaim how great and amazing his basketball talents are, call him the 'White Mamba,' or propose ridiculous scenarios or trades that could involve Scalabrine.
The Nets were a championship caliber team at the time and with Scalabrine being drafted, he was sure to have room to improve alongside greats like Jason Kidd.
But before the season even started, he managed to injure himself twice, and basically have a free ride to the NBA finals. Both his playoff and regular season averages were severely underwhelming. However, he gradually improved over the years and by his 4th year, he had a respectable 4. This was enough to secure him a long 5 year deal with the Boston Celtics.
By this time, the Celtics had figured out that he was a non-factor on their team. His stats abysmal and was not needed on the Celtics. Unfortunately, they were stuck with Scalabrine for 5 years.
Knowing better, the Celtics did not play him at all during the finals and the playoffs. So without even laying a foot onto the court or even getting dressed sometimes, Scalabrine walked away as a NBA Champion. It was here that the jokes about him exploded. I really enjoy the Pac I like the way the system is. I like those three places a lot. You can really prepare. You can prepare your team. It's a much different life than going through a walk-through in a hotel ballroom.
And it's a more laid back lifestyle. It's not as high profile. That kid is probably a pretty good high school basketball player. The video is a reminder of just how much better pro athletes are than regular Joes. Scalabrine was not a good NBA player. Considering that he played 11 years in the league, it might not be fair to call him a bad NBA player, but he was certainly one of the least productive players in the league during his career.
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In this way, he is very valuable to coaches. Not to be a star player, but to be the player-coach he is now. Scals knows Thibodeau's system better than anyone else on the Bulls. If younger players were struggling with the new system e. In his headband wearing days, Scalabrine could easily be described as someone who came over from playing pick-up basketball at the YMCA.
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